Tie fastener



Nov. 20, 1928.

1,692,043 F. KREMSKI ET AL TIE FASTENER Filed March '7, 1927 Franz Krems Ki Herman Siemerina 11v VENTORS Wimp-W ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 2 0, 1928.

entree STATES FRANZ KREMSKI AND HERMAN'SIEMEBING, OFNEW YORK, N. Y.

TIE FASTENER.

Application filed .March 7, 1927. serial No 173,375.

This invention relates to tie fasteners, andhas for its particular object to provide a simple and efficient clasp for fastening the tie to the shirt front. Another ob ect is to make possible the wearing of one of these clasps without attracting undue attention by applying it underneath the tie itself, thereby rendering the clasp invisible. objectis to provide means for easilvapplying the tie fasteners to the tie.

object is to make thejfastener adaptable to a number of ties at a very low cost. Still further objects will appear in the following specification and the accompanying drawings 1n which i Fig. 1 1s a fragmentary perspective view showing a shirt front and a tie, the lower half of which is fastened to theshirta clasp,

the no )er half bein iartl turned over to J. l n

disclose its fasteningineans;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal horizontal sectional view through the shirt clasp and tie fastener;

is a bottom view of the clasp Fig. 4 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 2,

but showing th clasp and tie fastenerapart from each other, prior to being fastened together;

Fig. 5 shows the twocomponent parts of the tie fastener before being fastened to the tie; v

6 is a sectional view of amodified form of a tie fastener in which thetwo component parts are made of one piece; and

Fig. '4' is a plan view of such fastener, prior to being bent over to be secured to the tie.

Like numbers of reference denote similar parts throughout the several; views and the following specification.

10 is awinale. part of a fastener consisting of a disc 11 l'iavinga shank 12 which is, preferably, drawn from the disc. The shank 12 has a pointed end portion 13 and a slightly.

reduced neck 1% between the endportion 13 and the disc 11. 15 is a female part of the fastener, comprising substantially. a disc 16" similar to disc 11. and a rounded button 17, also drawn from the disc, and forming within it a socket 18 having a mouth 19 somewhat smaller than its largest portion 19 are slots within the walls of the button to impart to it a certain degree of elasticity. Both of parts 10 and 15 are preferably, but not necessarily, made of sheet metal. 20 is a tie comprising the tie.

A further A still further,

.ing lugs 28 pivotally mounted uponpin 27 an upper halfhaving an outer layer 20. and an inner layer 20*, and 20 is a 'lower half of 21 is aclasp comprising a disc. 22 having a tubular projection 23 drawn from it which has a shoulder 24 around its inner. top. 25 is alateral extension from the disc 22 having two lugs 26 projecting at right angles thereto supporting a pivot pin 27 between them. 28 is an operating handle, having two dependbetwee'nlugs 26. 29 is a spring coiled around I V p1n,2( having one end resting on extension 25 and its other end on handle28, forcing the same apart, and one end of the handle bar against a shirt, 30'an'd lower half 20 of the tie 20 between them. I i

In applying our fastener to the-tie, the male part 10 w'itliits pointed terminal13 is pushed. through the fabric of the inner. layer 20 of the upper half of thetie 20, and the socket 18 of the female part 15 is snapped over this pointedend, the reducedmouth 19 snugly fitting the neck 14 holding it securely in such position. The clasp 21 is then slipped over an edge of the shirt front and the lower half 20 of the tie 20, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and l, and is now ready for the reception of the tie fastener 10 and 15. The projecting button 17 of part 15 is then pressed into tubular projection 23 of the clasp and heldthere by the shoulder 24. Thus it Wlll be-seen that thefastening device consists of essentially two units, iz a tie fastener, the details ofwhich are shown in'Fig. 5, which is secured to the upper part of the tie, and the clasp which is fastenedto the shirt front and the lower part of the tie. These two units are then conncctedtogether in a simple manner similartolfastening a glove, the front 2 half of the tie covering the. laterally project'- ing clasp, thereby rendering it invisible.

In using our invention, a number of ties may each be permanently equippedwith fasteners 10 and 15 and used with the same clasp. This feature lends itself particularly Well to the commercial exploitation of the invention, because it can be merchandised on cards containing one clasp and a number of fasteners, thelatter being subject to repeat orders.

In the modified form of tie fastener shown inFigst 6 and7, the discs 11 and 16 are joined together by a narrowfbridgefil which is. sufli;

- oiently flexible to be bent into shape for atibeused for the same purpose.

the clasp is intended to illustrate only a pretaching to the tie, as more particularly shown in Fig. 6. This modification is preferred in so far as it is possible to reduce the number of parts of the fastener and more conveniently market them on cards, as stated above, the

function of each disc and their: method of cooperation being identical to the one above described.

lVhile we have shown and described the parts of the device made of sheet metal,- other materials with self-evident changes in the construction may be employed. instead of "slots '19 to give elasticity to the button 19,

many other means, well known in the art, may The form of vailingniethod of fastening the disc 22 to the shirt and tie, and we wish not to be limited to the particular style shown, but any other clasp, separate from or integrally connected tothe disc may be used. g

It 1s obvious that many other changes v1n the proportion and constructive details may be resorted to'without sacrificing any of the advantages or principles of theinvention as set-forth in the appended claims.

What we claim as new, is: 1..T1e,i'asten1ng means comprising a disc having va pointed shank adapted to pierce the inside layer of the front flap of a tie, a companion disc having a socket for the reception of the saidpointed shank, aclasp removably attachedito a shirt and the back flap of the tie, and means to detachably secure the said compamon disc to the said clasp.

2. Tie fastening means comprising'a disc having a shank terminating in a point and having. a reduced neck, acompan-ion disc having'a socket for the receptionof the said pin,

flap of the tie, and means to detachably secure pierce the said tie andthe other disc having having pointed shank adapted to pierce the inside layer of the front flap of a tie, a compunion c isc having a socket for the'reception of the said shank and a button, a clasp removably attached to a shirt and the backflap of the tie having a socket, the said button being adapted to. be detachably secured to the said socket. r V

l. Tie fastening means comprisinga disc having a pointed shank adapted to pierce the inside layer of the front flap of a t e, a companion diso'hingedly connected'tothe said first namcddisc and having a socket for the reception of thesaid pointed shank, a clasp removably attached to a' shirt and the back the said companion disc to the said clasp.

5. Tie fastening means comprislng'a pair of discs made of a single piece of sheet metal .fllltlffi-StGl-ltl together by a narrow bridge, adapted to be squeezed together. to hold between them thellnside layer of the front flap of a tie, a clasp removably attached to a shirt, and 'means .to .detachably secure the said discs to the said clasp, on'e'of thesaid discs having a pointed shank adapted to a socket for the reception ofthe said shank; In testin'iony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

FRANZ KREMSKI. HERMAN SIEMERING. 

